88 MONOGRAPHIA 



Head sub-acuminate; clypeus produced, two semicircular 

 transverse lines uniting in the centre, two diagonal ones 

 from the antennae to the occiput, base large and rotun- 

 date, a pitchy spot on each lateral margin before the tra- 

 beculae ; eyes small, fuscous ; antennae filiform ; trabeculae 

 acute ; prothorax small, transverse, lateral angles rounded ; 

 metathorax triangular, lateral angles deep pitch colour, 

 posterior angles acute; abdomen elliptical, pale fulvous, 

 central portion and margin dull chestnut, segments nearly 

 equal with a pitchy spot on each side of all except the last 

 two ; legs pale yellow ; extremity of the femora dusky. 

 Length f . 



Communicated by the Rev. L, Jenyns from the Long- 

 tailed Titmouse (Parus caudatus) ; I have taken it myself 

 from the Cole Titmouse (Parus ater), and the Blue Tit- 

 mouse (Parus cceruleus). 



3'2. DOCOPHORUS HUMERALIS. Denny. (Louse of the 



Curlew.) 

 Plate V. Fig. 7. 



Head large, triangular, brilliant chestnut; abdomen yellow 

 white, with the lateral fasciae acutely angular and pitchy 

 black, the first three with a chestnut humeral patch. 



Head and thorax brilliant chestnut, shining and smooth, 

 the former large, triangular, anterior part with an angular 

 depression extending down to the centre of the vertex, two 

 dark liver-colour transverse fasciae before the eyes, and a 

 somewhat lyre-shaped depression at the base ; occiput slightly 

 trilobate ; antennae long, slender, pale yellow, the second 

 joint very long ; trabeeulse acute, conical ; prothorax small, 

 transverse, channelled, the posterior margin semicircular ; 

 metathorax large, posterior margin acutely angular, ciliated, 

 with numerous yellow hairs, anterior portion shaded with 



